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Auto mechanic salary in Pensacola, FL

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Pensacola–Ferry Pass–Brent, FL area earn a median of $46,290 a year, or $22.26 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $76,620. That's 4% less than the Florida median of $48,260.

Median yearly pay$46,290
Bottom 10% under$29,260Top 10% over$76,620
Entry-level starting pay (estimate)
$14.07/hr
Jobs in this area
1,190
After cost of living
$47,370
Median hourly pay
$22.26/hr
vs U.S. median
−9%
vs Florida median
−4%
Mean (average) pay
$50,440 a year · $24.25 an hour
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 37860, Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL). Excludes self-employed auto mechanics. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Pay by percentile

What auto mechanics in Pensacola, FL earn at each point of the pay range, May 2025: 10% earn less than the 10th percentile, half earn less than the median, and 10% earn more than the 90th.

PercentileHourlyYearly
10th percentile$14.07$29,260
25th percentile$16.67$34,680
Median (50th)$22.26$46,290
75th percentile$29.28$60,900
90th percentile$36.84$76,620

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS yearly figures are the hourly wage times 2,080 hours.

How Pensacola, FL compares

  • Pensacola ranks 15th of 22 Florida metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
  • Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Pensacola area than nationally: 6.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.4 times the U.S. share.

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Questions

Do auto mechanics make more in Pensacola or North Port?
North Port pays more: the median is $46,290 in Pensacola and $51,970 in North Port, a 11% difference.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 49-3023 (Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics), area code 37860 (Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed auto mechanics and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (97.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures